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Learning the Ways of the Market
Mercer Middle School's Susan Helsey has her eighth-grade class compete in a stock market game, where her students execute trades in a fantasy stock market as a way of learning how the market works.
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2008-2009 Agnes Meyer Award recipient, Jim Jenkins, a fifth-grade teacher at Mountain View Elementary School in Purcellville.
2008-2009 DELA Award recipient, Paul Vickers, principal of Mill Run Elementary School.
Charlie Toth of Ashburn was recently named principal deputy director and associate director for education with the Department of Defense Education Activity. He as taught children of military service members and Department of Defense employees around the world for 40 years.
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Reaching Out to Students Through Their Teachers
Biotech Boot Camp at NVCC Gives Educators Hands-On Experience to Promote Science
Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009
A dozen Virginia science teachers gave up one precious day of summer in late last month to attend a Biotech Boot Camp at Northern Virginia Community College's Manassas campus. Read story and 1 comment »
So Many Dreams, So Many Diplomas
Virginia Offers Various Degree Programs Tailored to Students' Ambitions
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Fifteen-year-old Simon Lhuillier wants to become a pediatrician when he grows up and buy a big house near a lake. Nila Fasihi, 17, thinks she might one day open a hair salon in Afghanistan when the war is over. Read story and 1 comment »
Campaign Targets In-State Colleges
Candidates Offer Funding Options
Friday, June 5, 2009
As they have crossed the commonwealth, the three Democratic candidates for governor have repeatedly heard the same complaint from parents: Virginia students with impressive grades and test scores are being shut out of the state's top schools. Read story »
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